Business Process Diagram: What It Is And Examples – Kissflow

What is a business process diagram?

A business process diagram refers to a visual representation of the flow of activities involved in achieving specific business goals. They are used to document and analyze business processes and can be helpful for identifying bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.

Why should you diagram a business process?

Nearly everyone has an answer to the question, “How should this process run?”. But if your explanation is only verbal or text-based, you are missing out on a lot.

By creating a visual business process flow diagram, you unlock your mind to actually see the invisible road that your data is travelling.

Business Process Diagram Example – Notice this difference between typing out this process:

>Complete a PTO request form
>Get approval from manager
>Send to HR for recordkeeping
>Send to Payroll for documentation
>Add days off to shared calendar

And seeing this visual:

Your business process diagram can quickly show the sequence of tasks, if they are conditional, if they are done simultaneously, if they are a system task, or assigned to a human.